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Botanical gardens in France
France holds 104 recorded botanical gardens, plus 10 in overseas territories, together holding about 300,000 living plant accessions; the oldest, at Montpellier, was founded in 1593 under Henri IV.
Jardin de la Retraite
Jardin de la Retraite (Garden of Retreat) is a 4,500 m² walled botanical garden in Quimper, Brittany, with three themed exotic gardens (subtropical, palm grove, dry), opened to the public in 1979 on the site of the Dames de la Retraite convent garden.
Jardin des plantes
The Jardin des plantes is a historic botanical garden in Paris's 5th arrondissement, founded in 1635 and serving as the heart of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.
Parc de Saleccia
Parc de Saleccia, a 7-hectare landscaped botanical park near L'Île-Rousse, Corsica, with over 900 Mediterranean plant varieties, rebuilt after the 1974 fire, opened to the public in 2005.